A political motive was suspected Yesterday as underlying the assas-Sination of a Chinese lawyer, Mr. Wu Chi-lun, shortly before noon in his house, No. 3 Lane 102, Yates Road. Mr. Wu was murdered by a Chinese caller whom he received at 11.0 am. Ten minutes later Mr. Wu's niece heard two shots fired and a few seconds later two more. The assassin escaped, and was not pursued in the lane, or along Yates Road.
His victim was found on the floor with bullet wounds in the abdomen, neck and right shoulder. He was taken to the Paulun Hospital in a Fire Brigade ambulance and was dead when examined.
The late lawyer, who was 42 years and a native of Anhwei, was formerly married to a younger sister of the wife of Mr. Henry Pu Yi (Emperor Kang Teh of Manchoukuo). They were married in Peking about ten years ago, but the union was dissolved in the Shanghai Chinese courts six years later.
The weapon used in the murder was an automatic pistol of.32 calibre. Four cartridge cases were recovered at the scene and turned over to the Police ballistics office for examination. Chengtu Road Station detectives are investigating the case. silver and gold complimentary boards presented py General Chiang Kai-shek and other Officials of the Chinese Government and a coral bracelet to be hung around the neck while praying. This bracelet, it is said, is made up of 108 "coral pearls" each as big as a lung yen. It is a priceless thing.
The silver complimentary boards v: scrolls inlaid with genuine gold characters were presented by General Chiang Kai-shek, President Lin Sen, Dr. H. H. Kung and Mr. Wu Chung-hsing, chairman of the Tibetan and Mongolian Affairs Committee who supervised at the enthronement cere-many. The gold characters, four in number on each board, indicate ihe religious nature of the compliments. There are four characters which mean "protection of worldly masses."
Other gifts presented by the Chinese Government are Hunan embroideries, Fukien lacquer, silk from Hangchow, porcelain, jade, silver and gold articles. They required 80 per-Sons to carry indicating that the gifts were in large quantities too. After the presentation ceremony they were exhibited in a special hall in the Tibetan palace and Tibetan dignitaries flocked to the hall to have a glimpse of them. Besides the pistols, the British representative is said to have also presented an organ and a pair of binoculars.
Other Chinese reports indicate that the mewly-enthroned boy lama of 'Tibet will not actually participate in Political and religious affairs as the chief in fact because he is too young to do that. It is said that he has about 10 adult advisers who are well acquainted' with all state affairs in the palace. It will take at least 10 years before the boy actually resumes Power as the 14th Dalai Lama, it tx stated.
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